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LCSO: Man drove vehicle into wife

A Lehigh Acres man was arrested after deputies say he assaulted his wife and drove his vehicle into his wife before fleeing and crashing into a canal.

The victim is expected to make a full recovery, the Lee County Sheriff's Office said.

Michael Johnston, 26, faces two aggravated assault charges, an aggravated battery charge and misdemeanor charges of crimes against a person and for fleeing after crashing a vehicle.

The incident occurred at a home in the 600 block of Grandview Drive Johnston shares with the victim in Lehigh Acres.

An arrest report for Johnston said he and his wife were arguing on their front lawn because he wanted her to help with the cleaning and disciplining of their children. He allegedly pulled out a knife and threatened to kill her, but she was able to take it away. The victim's father, Larry Lobb, arrived and saw Johnston beating his daughter. The couple's 4-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were in Lobb's car. Lobb watched as Johnston began to strike his daughter. He approached them and Johnston jumped into his wife's car and drove it around the yard, striking Lobb's vehicle where the children were waiting.

Johnston then drove his vehicle at Lobb and his daughter, the report said.

The victim pushed Lobb out of the way, but she was pinned to a tree by the car.

Johnston fled and crashed the vehicle into a canal along 15th Place. He was transported to the hospital and was then taken to the sheriff's office for questioning. He told authorities he got into an argument with his wife but denied it got physical, according to the arrest report.